Word: foolish
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Recent weeks, however, have shown that trainer Jolley is in charge of just one of many excellent three-year olds, and that Foolish Pleasure's road to glory will be a tough one to navigate...
...Foolish Pleasure was more than normal in that one, tying Bold Ruler's longstanding record time of 1:48 4/5 for the nine furlongs. Just as important, however, was the Duck's vault into stardom, as he was just a head behind when the two went under the finish wire...
...first clue to a return to normalcy came on March 29, when an unbeaten Foolish Pleasure came up empty in the stretch run of the Florida Derby, finishing third behind John Galbreath's terrific twosome of Prince Thou Art and Sylvan Place...
With little more than 48 hours left until post time, Campo's Media is just one of at least five contenders who have a legitimate chance to run down the currently undisputed king of the three-year olds. Which is somewhat surprising, considering that a few short months ago Foolish Pleasure was the accepted heir to Secretariat's throne, an odds-on choice to become the second Triple Crown winner in 27 years...
Whether that criticism holds water is debatable, but the fact remains that Media was one tick off a track record an one length behind Foolish Pleasure at the end of the fourth race of his life...